Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-19
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS. Both boards of the Court of Common Council meet this evening.
 There was merry crowd of skaters, many of them ladies, at the Rink Saturday l night.
 There will be battalion drill of Com panies and G, at the armory. tomorrow night.
 Officers Noonan and Dodds took nine prisoners down to New Haven on the PAP p. m. train to-day.
 The heavy fall of snow up Winsted way | yesterday considerably drifted the railroad track, giving the engines on the Naugatuck the appearance of having been showed in. The office of superintendent of the Naugatuck railroad will be removed to this about the 10th of January. It will be To- l cated in the second story of the Naugatuck l passenger depot. James Hudson aged 45 years, died last night of heart disease at his residence, No | , Clay street. MT Hudson was promi- | nent member of the Sons of St George. The funeral bill take place tomorrow. The funeral of Mrs Asahel Drew, mother of Miss Drew, of the Weetarn Union office, who died at Stratford Saturday, will be
  train tomorrow. The interment will be at Mill Plain. Hubert O. Smith, of Bucks hill, who has been at the New Haven hospital for some time died Saturday evening. The remains were brought to this city this morning and the funeral took place this afternoon.
 A young girl about 8 years old, the daughter of Robert Hotchkiss of East Farms, died of diphtheria Saturday and was buried at Mill Plain yesterday. MT Hotchkiss, his wife and two children are sick with the same disease.
 On December 1st the barometer stood 30 67 inches most unusual night for this latitude. The opposite extreme was reach ed yesterday morning before daylight when the barometric column fell to S.89 inches also almost unprecedented for this vicinity. The representatives from the various churches will meet in the Methodist church lecture room at S:45 Wedneseay evening, to make arrangements for the meeting at the Opera House next Sunday afternoon. Each church is requested to send three delegates.
 Sheridan Council K of C., yesterday put seven candidates through the first and second degrees, making membership of 200. There were also five propositions for membership voted upon. Twenty-three members of Sheridan and Barcelona Coun- cils were put through the third degree.
 MT Williams having declined the assis- tant superintendency of the First church Sunday school, R. R. Stannard was yester- day elected to fill the place. Mrs Hully was elected second assistant superintendent and secretary, and David c. Griggs, Chas Bronson and Joseph Anderson librarians. The Waterbury Burns Club will give a 1~o11 Of 4Io birth of Robert Burns at City Hall on "Wednesday evening, January 25. Among the attractions at this entertainment will be recitations from the poets works. The Highland fling and reel dancing will also be pleasing feature of the evenings en- tertainment.
 Superintendent E. A. Locke and his son were driving along South Main street yes terday morning as the horse railroad com pany's blow was at work. The machine caused the horse to run upon a pile ot snow, overturning the sleigh and throwing the occupants out. The horse behaved ad mirably, and only short distance MT Locke and his son were covered with the first snow of the season, but escaped injury.
 Saturday eveniug Officer Sullivan ar rested Bart Boylan, who got drunk anc broke window and attempted to wipe ou
 
 ing, through Chinese interpreter, Wal and Cing Lee, his assistant, testified te Boylan's doings. He was fined $5 anc costs on each count. Andrew Klounski Polander, got drunk in Brooklyn last evening and Officer Thomas took him in On the way to the station house Michae New York, a friend of Klounski's, at tempted to get him away from the officer who called Sergeant Ramon, and he took New York in. Klounski was fined $3 anc costs and New York $5 and costs.
 Phile Newell, Frank Sherman and Jin Wright of West Side Hill went out into the woods Saturday night after rabbits They had couple of thoroughbred rabbi dogs with them, and had not the snow storm driven them home they would prob ably have captured all the game in theil vicinity. As it was they bagged one rab bit and two coons, one 15 and the other 2( pounds 'Phile'' tells some interesting stories concerning the hunt. Particular will be forwarded by mail upon applica tion.
 Judge Graves of Litchfeld, counsel fo7 Millaux, Robinson & Go, who recently made an assignment, telegraphed Judge O. Probate Gillette this morning that he wa showed in and could not be present at tht hearing this morning and it was postponed until tomorrow. The schedule of the as signing debtors was presented. The casl in hand and on deposit amounted te $35426, and book accounts due amount te S2,3OO. The liabilities of the firm are slightly over $2,SOO. Probably the cred itors will receive 100 cents on the dollar.
 BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
 Four Planets Visible in the Eastern Sky
 at Early Morning.
 Lovers of astronomy who looked at thu sky little before sunrise on the only two